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After a slow start, PACE financing picking up in Florida

By Doreen Hemlock

Since Florida’s Supreme Court upheld the state’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) law against challenges last autumn, applications for the innovative financing have been rising fast.

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October 29 2020

North Dakota researchers seek rare earth elements in coal

COAL: University of North Dakota researchers are studying the potential for extracting and processing rare earth elements from lignite coal, potentially buoying the state’s lignite mining industry. (Prairie Public News) WIND: • MidAmerican Energy is working with wind turbine maker Vestas to determine the root cause of four broken blades over the past year. (Utility […]

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October 29 2020

First electric school buses roll out for Virginia initiative

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A central Virginia bus company unveils the first of 50 electric school buses scheduled for delivery across the state as part of a Dominion Energy initiative. (Lynchburg News & Advance) ALSO: • A Georgia “smart city” issues a request for proposals to build more charging stations and other infrastructure for electric vehicles. (Smart […]

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October 29 2020

Grid limitations may hold back clean energy in Maine

TRANSMISSION: Renewable energy developers and state officials in Maine say more transmission capacity will be needed to meet the state’s clean energy goals. (Energy News Network) ALSO: • Vineyard Wind has reached a deal with New England’s grid operator for a transmission interconnection for its 800 MW offshore wind farm. (ReNews) • Three environmental groups […]

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October 29 2020

Wyoming’s coal industry approaching “next phase” of decline

COAL: Arch Resources’ “systemic winding down” of thermal coal mining foreshadows an even steeper decline for the industry in Wyoming, a state that still lacks a coordinated plan to help communities adapt. (WyoFile) ALSO: • The EPA approves a Utah emissions reduction plan for two Pacificorp coal-fired power plants, but environmentalists say it isn’t enough. […]

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